Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-29
TIE .LoNesHoREmEN's STRIKE.
shipping business In Bad shape
Prospect OF Settlement.
By telegraph to the Dispatch.l

inexperienced force obtainable TO ham
dleit. All the steamship linesare making
efforts to do business with the crews OF
their vessels, who are paid thirty cents
an hour in addition to the regular
wages, and such men as they can Sc
cure, generally unskilled. Whenever
the strikers can gain access to the new
men they offer to take them into the
unions, and this has captured a large
number of them and increased the EN-
barrassment of shippers.
The Old Dominion Line of steamers
and the Coal-C Carrying Company having
termini in and about Jersey City are
daily getting the better of their diff
cuitlcs, and are in the best condition of
anybody concerned. being in fact al
most forgotten, although the existing
situation grows out of the espOusal by
the great mass of workingmen of the
strikes OF employees at these two
points-one in Brooklyn and the other
in jersey City. The Old Dominion
Line claims to have 200 men at work
all they want, and as many as have been
needed. The coal men in New Jersey
arc moving immense quantities of coal
under the protection OF the authorities
and with men they have picked up and
trained.
Two hundred Italian non-union men
went to work this morning on the Nor
gan Line docks The Britannia, OF the
White Star Line, sailed this morning
with a full cargo and all the coal she
required.
There has been no break in the ranks
of the strikers. The men are instructed
in case Of trouble gotten up by enemies
Of the strikers for the purpose Of cast
Ing odium upon their cause to pthe
police. The authorities are taking no.
thing upon trust, however, and IA new
temporary police station has been
established on the North river front
convenient to the principal ocean
stcamMp piers, and the entire force IS
held in reserve. There is some fear
growing out Of the mysterious remarks
Of strikers that branches of labor wholly
unconncctcd with coal or freighting
vii become involved if the strike con
tinues.
The Macochee, of the Savannah Line,
sailed on time yesterday, but it was
owing 10 the assistance rendered by
union men. who after they first turned
out came back voluntarily and com
plcted the loadingo Of her. They, how
ever, refused to accept any pay for their
services. The company has always
paid union rates, and the best of feel
ing exists among the men and the com
pany, but the men turned ont from
LOYALTY TO their union. The pay
is 30 cents per hour for day
work and 60 cents for night work
for pier-workers, or So per week or
225 per month and board. On these
terms about sixty green hands were
working to-day on the steamer ITALIA
hassee, which is booked TO sail Satur-
day. The union men were given until
7 o'clock this morning to take their
places, but not man showed mp, and
the green hands were then put to work.
The Old Dominion steamer came IN
last night and men were put to work on
her this morning. The City Of Rich
mond, which should have sailed yestcr-
day. will be ready to sail with the Old
Dominion on Saturday.
Judging from present indicationsiiity
thousand .longshoremcu, coal-handlcrs,
etc, will be ont on IA strike tomorrow.
The freight-handlers, who unload carsat
the railroad docks, sympathize with the
strikers, and will probably quit WORK
tomorrow.
At to-day's meeting of the Ocean As
ISOLATION OF longshoremen many non
union men and many freight-handler3
were admitted to membership. The
hands employed Mt the docks Of the
Stonineton Line OF sound steamers,
the Hamburg Line, the Peoples Line
Sound stcamers), and the Pennsylvania
railroad will probably go out to-mor-
row. The non-union men employed at
the Ward Line Havana steamers
docks struck for union rates.
The men employed in loading in San
Marcos also struck for forty cents per
hour for day work aud sixty cents for
night work. Their demands were
granted temporarily. IT is understood
that the men have joined the Ocean
Association and will probably strike to-
morrow.
Though the Carondolct, of the CLYDE
Line, should have sailed at noon to-day,
her freight VAS not all on board mt >
O'Clock. The steamer Wilmington, nj
Fer 2G East river, had TO be unloaded
ard loaded 10y green hands. The
Cherokee was similarly handled, and,
thanks TO the green hands lively work
both vessels will be ready TO sail at
noon tomorrow, or at least so the SUI
pcrintendent of the dock says.
Five unions of longshorcmcn, which
include all Of the handlers Of freight
along the East river, held a meeting to-
night and agreed to refuse 10 handle
any freight of the Old Dominion Line.
They will refuse to handle any freight
Of any of the boycotted companies.
They pledged themselves to support
their striking brethren on the North
river and lower harbor, and also the
Knights of Labor in their fight against
the Old Dominion Line.
The strike of the longshorcmen and
coal-handlers is likely to assume new
and serious phase tomorrow if the ru-
NOR is true. IL WAS stated that the
Old Dominion Steamship Company had
sworn out warrants in the United States
Court charging John j. McKenna,
j. 7. Putnam, Patrick Mcfarland,
Thomas McGmth, and J. T.. Quinn, Of
the Board of Arbitration OF District As
sembly No. 40, with conspiracy; that
these warrants are in the hands
Of the United States marshal, and
will be served tomorrow. One of
the leaders Of the strike, when
asked rs to the position of
affairs to-day, said: "1he outlook
is more threatening to-day than at any
time since the beginning of the strike.
Unless a settlement is arTiyedat before
the end of the week there is a strong
chance of the trouble extending much
more rapidly. We have no doubt OF
our ultimate success.
1t is stated that the managers of the
strike have under advisement the call
ing out of gas-workInen and electric
light men unless satisfactory settle
ment is soon arrived at. Excellent
police arrangements kept the strikers
within the bounds of law and order,
aud although many OF them were intoxi-
a,,tad and lou1 IN fhair Recommendations